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Question Title What Micro Focus library routines are not supported?
The following library routines are not currently supported:

CBL_ABORT_RUN_UNIT
CBL_ALLOC_DYN_MEM
CBL_ALLOC_MEM
CBL_ALLOC_SHMEM
CBL_ALLOC_THREAD_MEM
CBL_CANCEL
CBL_CANCEL_PROC
CBL_CFGREAD_EXTFH
CBL_CHANGE_DIR
CBL_CHECK_FILE_EXIST
CBL_CLEAR_SCR
CBL_CLOSE_FILE
CBL_CLOSE_VFILE
CBL_CREATE_FILE
CBL_CTF_COMP_PROPERTY_GET
CBL_CTF_COMP_PROPERTY_SET
CBL_CTF_DEST
CBL_CTF_EMITTER_PROPERTY_GET
CBL_CTF_EMITTER_PROPERTY_SET
CBL_CTF_LEVEL
CBL_CTF_TRACE
CBL_CTF_TRACER_GET
CBL_CTF_TRACER_LEVEL_GET
CBL_CTF_TRACER_NOTIFY
CBL_CULL_RUN_UNITS
CBL_DEBUGBREAK
CBL_DEBUG_START
CBL_DEBUG_STOP
CBL_DIR_SCAN_END
CBL_DIR_SCAN_READ
CBL_DIR_SCAN_START
CBL_EQ
CBL_EVENT_CLEAR
CBL_EVENT_CLOSE
CBL_EVENT_OPEN_INTRA
CBL_EVENT_POST
CBL_EVENT_WAIT
CBL_EXEC_RUN_UNIT
CBL_FFND_REPORT
CBL_FILENAME_CONVERT
CBL_FILENAME_MAX_LENGTH
CBL_FLUSH_FILE
CBL_FREE_DYN_MEM
CBL_FREE_MEM
CBL_FREE_RECORD_LOCK
CBL_FREE_SHMEM
CBL_FREE_THREAD_MEM
CBL_GET_CSR_POS
CBL_GET_CURRENT_DIR
CBL_GET_EXIT_INFO
CBL_GET_KBD_STATUS
CBL_GET_MOUSE_MASK
CBL_GET_MOUSE_POSITION
CBL_GET_MOUSE_STATUS
CBL_GET_OS_INFO
CBL_GET_PROGRAM_INFO
CBL_GET_RECORD_LOCK
CBL_GET_SCR_GRAPHICS
CBL_GET_SCR_LINE_DRAW
CBL_GET_SCR_SIZE
CBL_GET_SHMEM_PTR
CBL_HIDE_MOUSE
CBL_IMP
CBL_INIT_MOUSE
CBL_JOIN_FILENAME
CBL_LOCATE_FILE
CBL_MEM_STRATEGY
CBL_MEM_VALIDATE
CBL_MONITOR_BROWSE
CBL_MONITOR_BROWSE_TO_READ
CBL_MONITOR_BROWSE_TO_WRITE
CBL_MONITOR_CLOSE
CBL_MONITOR_OPEN_INTRA
CBL_MONITOR_READ
CBL_MONITOR_RELEASE
CBL_MONITOR_UNBROWSE
CBL_MONITOR_UNREAD
CBL_MONITOR_UNWRITE
CBL_MONITOR_WRITE
CBL_MONITOR_WRITE_TO_BROWSE
CBL_MUTEX_ACQUIRE
CBL_MUTEX_CLOSE
CBL_MUTEX_OPEN_INTRA
CBL_MUTEX_RELEASE
CBL_NLS_CLOSE_MSG_FILE
CBL_NLS_COMPARE
CBL_NLS_INFO
CBL_NLS_OPEN_MSG_FILE
CBL_NLS_READ_MSG
CBL_OPEN_FILE
CBL_OPEN_VFILE
CBL_PUT_SHMEM_PTR
CBL_READ_DIR
CBL_READ_FILE
CBL_READ_KBD_CHAR
CBL_READ_MOUSE_EVENT
CBL_READ_SCR_ATTRS
CBL_READ_SCR_CHARS
CBL_READ_SCR_CHATTRS
CBL_READ_VFILE
CBL_RENAME_FILE
CBL_SCR_ALLOCATE_COLOR
CBL_SCR_ALLOCATE_VC_COLOR
CBL_SCR_CREATE_VC
CBL_SCR_DESTROY_VC
CBL_SCR_GET_ATTRIBUTES
CBL_SCR_GET_ATTR_INFO
CBL_SCR_NAME_TO_RGB
CBL_SCR_QUERY_COLORMAP
CBL_SCR_RESTORE
CBL_SCR_RESTORE_ATTRIBUTES
CBL_SCR_SAVE
CBL_SCR_SAVE_ATTRIBUTES
CBL_SCR_SET_ATTRIBUTES
CBL_SCR_SET_PC_ATTRIBUTES
CBL_SEMAPHORE_ACQUIRE
CBL_SEMAPHORE_CLOSE
CBL_SEMAPHORE_OPEN_INTRA
CBL_SEMAPHORE_RELEASE
CBL_SET_CSR_POS
CBL_SET_MOUSE_MASK
CBL_SET_MOUSE_POSITION
CBL_SHOW_MOUSE
CBL_SPLIT_FILENAME
CBL_SUBSYSTEM
CBL_SWAP_SCR_CHATTRS
CBL_TERM_MOUSE
CBL_TEST_RECORD_LOCK
CBL_THREAD_CREATE
CBL_THREAD_CREATE_P
CBL_THREAD_DETACH
CBL_THREAD_EXIT
CBL_THREAD_IDDATA_ALLOC
CBL_THREAD_IDDATA_GET
CBL_THREAD_KILL
CBL_THREAD_LIST_END
CBL_THREAD_LIST_NEXT
CBL_THREAD_LIST_START
CBL_THREAD_LOCK
CBL_THREAD_PROG_LOCK
CBL_THREAD_PROG_UNLOCK
CBL_THREAD_RESUME
CBL_THREAD_SELF
CBL_THREAD_SLEEP
CBL_THREAD_SUSPEND
CBL_THREAD_UNLOCK
CBL_THREAD_WAIT
CBL_THREAD_YIELD
CBL_TOLOWER
CBL_TOUPPER
CBL_TSTORE_CLOSE
CBL_TSTORE_CREATE
CBL_TSTORE_GET
CBL_WRITE_FILE
CBL_WRITE_SCR_ATTRS
CBL_WRITE_SCR_CHARS
CBL_WRITE_SCR_CHARS_ATTR
CBL_WRITE_SCR_CHATTRS
CBL_WRITE_SCR_N_ATTR
CBL_WRITE_SCR_N_CHAR
CBL_WRITE_SCR_N_CHATTR
CBL_WRITE_SCR_TTY
CBL_WRITE_VFILE
CBL_YIELD_RUN_UNIT
MFFH_MODIFY_DISABLE
MFFH_MODIFY_TRACE
MF_CLIENT_STATE_ALLOCATE
MF_CLIENT_STATE_DELETE
MF_CLIENT_STATE_EXPIRY
MF_CLIENT_STATE_FILE
MF_CLIENT_STATE_PURGE
MF_CLIENT_STATE_RESTORE
MF_CLIENT_STATE_SAVE
PC_FIND_DRIVES
PC_GET_MOUSE_SHAPE
PC_READ_DRIVE
PC_SET_DRIVE
PC_SET_MOUSE_HIDE_AREA
PC_SET_MOUSE_SHAPE
PC_TEST_PRINTER
PC_WIN_ABOUT
PC_WIN_HANDLE
PC_WIN_INIT
PC_WIN_YIELD
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You can request a spreadsheet documenting the limitations of the supported routines, and suggestions for alternative solutions.

For example COBOL implementations of CBL_ALLOC_MEM and CBL_FREE_MEM see How would I create my own CBL_ALLOC_MEM and CBL_FREE_MEM routines?



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